In early 1989, change seemed unstoppable in Beijing. That it wasn’t, that China would push back with fury, casts a large shadow over Hong Kong today.
British banks back Beijing’s Hong Kong security law
HSBC and Standard Chartered have backed China’s controversial imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong in a move likely to infuriate ministers in London.Peter Wong, HSBC’s senior executive …
Taiwan calls on China to apologise for Tiananmen crackdown, Beijing cries ‘nonsense’
Taiwan called on China on Wednesday to apologise for the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing, a call dismissed as “nonsense” by China’s foreign ministry.
Taiwan Preparing For Potential Influx Of Hong Kong Refugees, UK Also May Let Some In
Taiwan is preparing for a ‘surge of refugees’ from Hong Kong who seek to escape a draconian new security law to be imposed by China. Lam Wing-kee, a bookstore owner who fled H …
UK in 5G Talks With Suppliers From Japan, South Korea: Source
British officials have discussed supplies of 5G networking equipment with companies in South Korea and Japan as part of a bid to develop alternatives to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a person …
Trump says not mulling sanctions on China’s Xi over Hong Kong
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over China’s push to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong …
China held back data on coronavirus from WHO
Beijing frustrated World Health Organisation (WHO) officials as they struggled to get critical information at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, leaked internal recordings reveal.The recordings …
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris …
AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
At least two U.S. senators said Wednesday that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course of the coronavirus outbreak, even as a Chinese official …
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong spooks western law firms
Among the large number of lawyers working for western law firms based in China, two anniversaries will be on their minds: 31 years ago today the Chinese government brutally quashed student protests in …